Fly Fitness Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Fly Fitness is a boutique fitness franchise offering aerial and suspension-based group fitness classes. Franchisees run the studios, managing instructors, class scheduling, and membership growth.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Fly Fitness franchise requires a total initial investment of $332K – $618K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $332K – $618K
- 61st pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyn=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 30th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 4
- 20th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $332K – $618K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFranchisor (Fly Fitness Franchise LLC) reported $0 operating revenue for fiscal years ended Dec 31, 2023 and Dec 31, 2022; franchise fees received are recorded as deferred franchise fee revenue (a liability) until performance obligations are met. Net loss of $(166,574) in 2023. Members' equity declined from $312,625 to $146,051.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports company owned rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Fly Fitness Franchise, L.L.C.
- Parent company
- Fly Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Dr. Jenni Bruning Brown
- Incorporated in
- NE
- HQ
- 201 North 13th Street, Suite 1A, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
- Auditor
- RG & Associates
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dr. Jenni Bruning Brown
- Headquarters
- NE
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 17% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50K | $50K | |
| Your Training Expenses | $3K | $6K | |
| Premises lease and utility deposits | $4K | $6K | |
| Three Month's Rent | $11K | $26K | |
| Architectural Plans | $11K | $21K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodeling | $161K | $268K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $3K | $6K | |
| Signage | $4K | $7K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $214 | $535 | |
| Computer Systems | $2K | $2K | |
| Security System | $0 | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory to Begin Operating | $7K | $16K | |
| Supplies | $2K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Fitness Equipment | $32K | $128K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $15K | $21K | |
| Insurance | $3K | $4K | |
| Operating Expenses / Additional Funds - 3 months | $21K | $43K | |
| Development Fee (Multi-Unit Development Agreement) | $75K | $75K | |
| Cost of first Fly Fitness Franchised Business (Multi-Unit) | $282K | $568K | |
| Total initial investment | $689K | $1.3M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $332K – $618K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $21K – $43K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $38K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $7K – $16K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Fly Fitness did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Fly Fitness unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
43%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Franchisor (Fly Fitness Franchise LLC) reported $0 operating revenue for fiscal years ended Dec 31, 2023 and Dec 31, 2022; franchise fees received are recorded as deferred franchise fee revenue (a liability) until performance obligations are met. Net loss of $(166,574) in 2023. Members' equity declined from $312,625 to $146,051.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- company owned
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 12 · small
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports company owned rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Fly Fitness Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Fly Fitness presents extreme risk: a micro-franchise system with failing unit economics, undisclosed revenues, going concern issues, and a royalty structure that extracts fees from unprofitable locations.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · RG & Associates
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may face operational/financial instability
- 02MINORAverage Net Income is NEGATIVE (-$28,812.92) — current franchisees are losing money on average
- 03MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small, potentially contracting network
- 04MEDRevenue figures not disclosed — inability to validate ROI claims or unit economics
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($331.5K-$617.7K) combined with negative returns creates severe cash flow risk
- 06MINOR7% royalty on gross revenue applies even when units operate at a loss — unsustainable fee structure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 20,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Nebraska |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NE |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 32 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 10 hrs
- Training location
- Lincoln, Nebraska (franchisor headquarters)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 7 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Mariana Tek
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Mariana Tek
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Fly Fitness franchise?
The total investment to open a Fly Fitness franchise ranges from $332K – $618K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Fly Fitness franchise owners earn?
Fly Fitness does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Fly Fitness FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Fly Fitness FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Fly Fitness's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Fly Fitness (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Fly Fitness franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Fly Fitness has 4 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Fly Fitness a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fly Fitness as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.